About 20 years ago a group of leading conservationists and biologists envisioned the protection of one of the richest rainforest ecosystems in the world. This dream eventually materialised with the creation of Madidi National Park in north-western Bolivia in 1995.

Covering an area of nearly 19,000 km², the park encompasses an incredible array of ecosystems from the high Andes to the Amazon, including cloud forest, dry tropical forest, humid lowland rainforest, savannah, wild rivers and lakes. Ancient geological and glacial processes have given rise to spectacular landscapes.